Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits
Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits
In this week’s news, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issues a report on possible options for changing your retirement benefits, there are lots of Feds affected by Hurricane Harvey, many Feds and agencies are assisting those affected, and discussion about how a government shutdown impacts you and lots of other people are included as well. Let’s get started.
Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits
In this week’s news, the EPA Inspector General criticizes its own buyout effort, OPM directors discuss the impact of reorganization on the Federal workforce, the Congressional Budget Office sees no ill effects on modernizing your TSP, and how the VA Choice Act may drive reform into agencies other than the VA. I’ve also included a follow-up to my recent blog post on getting credit for non-deduction service which focuses on the three questions you should ask yourself before making a deposit. Let’s get started.
Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits
In this week’s newsletter, the SEC warns us to be wary of new scams that are out to get your TSP savings, some Senators and Representatives are trying to help prevent changes to your benefits, and OPM begins providing information on the 2017 Open Season. There’s also a thought-provoking piece on whether civil servants are ‘unbreakable’, and I’ve included my recent blog post which makes an urgent plea to pick your retirement date today and explains why it’s so important. That should keep you busy and informed this weekend. Let’s get started.
Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits
The theme of most of the news stories that I read this week (and wanted to share with you) seems to be about change. Change can be good or bad, but usually it’s uncomfortable. Is this the place where we use the term ‘tipping point’? – the point at which a series of small changes or incidents becomes significant enough to cause a larger, more important change. Only time will tell. Let’s begin.
Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits
They're Broadcasting Me to Germany, Japan, and . . .
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at Ft. Meade In Maryland to employees of the Defense Media Activity (DMA) agency. They're the folks who provide 'a broad range of high quality multimedia products and services to inform, educate, and entertain Department of Defense audiences around the world' -- including Stars & Stripes magazine.